AirportsTurpan Jiaohe Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Turpan, in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TLQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TLQ
- ICAO code
- ZWTL
- City
- Turpan
- State or region
- Xinjiang Autonomous Region
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 43.0308° N, 89.0987° E
- Elevation
- 285 m (934 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,800 m (9,186 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TLQ means Turpan Jiaohe Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZWTL. ICAO codes that begin with Z belong to China, Mongolia and North Korea. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 43.0308° N, 89.0987° E. It stands 285 metres (934 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Urumqi, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Turpan Jiaohe Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,800 metres (9,186 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 118.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,800 m 9,186 ft | not listed | not listed | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Qitai Jiangbulake AirportQitai | JBK | 131 km |
| Ürümqi Tianshan International AirportÜrümqi | URC | 163 km |
| Korla Licheng AirportKorla | KRL | 290 km |
| Shihezi Huayuan AirportShihezi | SHF | 291 km |
| Hami AirportHami | HMI | 373 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,935 km | 2 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,066 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,643 km | 4 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,393 km | 8 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,554 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,011 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,865 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,373 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,627 km | 13 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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